RPG_ESLbrainstorm



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Lori's board: Lori's card idea:
**Rough draft of Island Map** == =In addition to above, I think there should be a spot for the portal to the hidden cave entrance.= =Below: Possible idea for board path-- Using icons for spots on the board -> draw a card?=

= = =RPG brainstorming/notes=

__Descriptions and Rules for the GM:__
Welcome to Prospero's Island RPG game! If you have this game in your hands, then chances are you already have some exposure to role playing games (RPG's) in some form. This section will mention how this RPG board game is played from the various roles of: Game Master (GM), Non-Player Character (NPC), and Player Character (PC). This tabletop RPG game is somewhat different than other RPG board games and RPG's in general in that it is designed as an educational game for the target audience of advanced English as a second language (ESL) learners. It doesn't matter where the learners are living or what culture they are from as long as they are at what would normally be considered an "advanced level" speaker of English as their second or foreign language. An advanced ESL learner would be described as....

.....one way the skills and desired behavior can be reinforced would be to have the GM to recognize when a group did a good job of discussing/planning/cooperating/asking questions....any individual one of those or combination (and have this included in a guideline for the GM to follow in their responsibilities).

__Descriptions and Rules for the PC's:__
Welcome to Prospero's Island RPG game! What is a RPG type of game?

.........After playing this game, you should expect to develop further English language skills such as the following:

__On a PC's Turn & Working With a Group:__

 * Before any of the PC's can carry out an action, the group has to discuss their options first.
 * Before each individual player can move, he/she has to tell the others what they are about to do. This is a form of "thinking out loud" where the PC is required to voice his/her thoughts in English.

__Interacting with NPC's__

 * Before they can talk to an NPC, a PC has to introduce him/herself.
 * In order to interact with an NPC or with an item on the map, a PC needs to be located on a space next to it (need to define "space" along with these rules and/or show a visual representation next to the definition...perhaps a close up "macro" shot of a token piece on the board next to another PC or NPC)
 * PC's must ask questions from NPCs in order to find out more information.

__Movement and Interaction with other PC's on the Gameboard__

 * On each turn a PC can do two things,
 * a standard move (move number of spaces up to their “speed” variable)
 * plus another action such as asking an NPC (non-player character) a question, interact with an NPC, or use an item in their pack.
 * Movement: PC's can move on their turn based on the speed number that their character has. If their speed = 5, they can move from 1-5 spaces in any direction.
 * PCs’ tokens must be located next to each other in order to interact. Some actions will require PC's to cooperate, use strategies and join forces. Example: if a PC doesn’t have enough strength to move an item on the board, another PC can possibly “stand” next to him and help him move the item, if their combined strength is greater than the obstacle “weight.”

__Game set up instructions (to create for the next iteration of the game after this initial testing):__
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Here is what is included in the D&D starter set. Very simple!! In fact, some game sites suggest that you can use graph paper instead!! Just cardboard tiles that you can configure as you need to for each new adventure and a set of circle cardboard tokens that represent players and non-player characters, and you can place them where you need to when you set up the "adventure" scenario. There are also a few props, like statue tokens, a lever token, etc. Yeah--all just cardboard ;) Although they'd like you to buy the cute little game pieces and special monsters, etc., made out of plastic. You could probably spend a fortune if you wanted to for those add-ons.Player character sheets can be created by just writing stuff on a piece of notebook paper--that's where they keep track of their points, abilities and statistics.

Prophecy game board

__Important links:__
Assignment page for Board Game [|Game Crafter] RPG ESL description webpage RPG ESL online Google Doc to add our thoughts/notes Our RPG assignment wiki (to submit assignment) Grading rubric for assignment

__**Researching the competition:**__ [] @http://www.educationallearninggames.com/

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